Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-29
SAVED By OUTSIDE TALENT.
The 0rpheus Concert Last Night Made a
Success BY the Imported Violin
and Piano Soloists.
The '.Judas Maccabgeus" Ehoruses Rather
Tameiy Rsndsred-M initiating Iniu-
-nces-Ni>s Durrc'- supreme
Artistic Triumph


series Of popular public concerts. 1t was a
representative audience. made mp of Spring
fields mW>ic-loving people. and intelligent
/ ly critical aS well aS appreciattve. The colI-
cert. taken in its entirety. was success.
but the society. a. a choral organization.
SiCnally tailed to shine with it, usual lustrc.
\ portion of Ilandrl'> orar,rin of Judas
MaccahTuS" was rendered a. the Socicty'>
contribution to the programme. Ii l. a late
hour TO speak critically of a work that has
stood the test of centuries: hut certain it i
tnat the character ut the selections from
the work were a pronounced diSappnint-
mcnt t0 the audience. aud the >rcrty
failed ~ignaliy Ia sing them with
anything like their usual spirit and pre-
c>iou. A. rendered by the urpheu> last
might there i littl" in the chorus Of Judas
MaCcah'U>" {" aTou~" ones reverence or
inspire that feeling Of awe and vcnerntinn
which rise 10 the breast at the hearing of
The Creation or Messiah" The choral
work only escaped actual tampneSs bv one
OF two exceptions. II actually seemed A.
though the orpheuS has rttrograded IN
musical strength and power. and there was
that absence Ot balance which comes from
general weakness rather than tine Ohjer-
. iuuah!c prrpuHdcrInC" OF auY one pat.
The society succeeded IN being tuuttUl and
making the Chn>uSeS pretty. bat they failed
10 bring out any deeper significance in the
work 81 the master. IrOt. BumensCh.iu
evidently felt tins lack "f Trprrheu>iven"S>
I on the part ot his chords. for there was less
magnetism in his baton than usual
The programme was divided into three
partS-the first consisting of tive numbers
from Judas. the second of mixed num-
ber> and the third of the remaining parts ot
the urat0rio. In the first part. Mr.. Will
Putnam bass solo, Arm. Arm. u Brave,
attracted instant recognition and won mer-
tied applause. Mr.. Putnam's voice is
round. agile and musical and he is certainly
7 the most promising has>o in the city. The
duet between Mrs. Blackburn and Miss
Jessie Wolfe, Come, Ever-Smiling Lib
erty." WAS disappointing. In all
kindness 10 Mrs. Blackburn and
/ with due Difference To her claims, she has
/ certainly been Overestimated in the advance
I opinions that have been given cOncernirs
( her. She is possessed of a moderate CON
/ traltO voice, ot more sympathy than power.
which ii used advantagrOuSly and without
accompanying atfectatlon. would he very
pleasing. But her manners are unfortunate
and these. combined with SHnle natural
agitation. combined tO sadly mar her work
Ot last night We should enjoy hearing
Mrs, Blackburn again under different CON
dItiOnS. In her duet with Miss Wolfe She
iiltted broadly in one or two places and
sang with evident effort. Miss Wolfe'S So
pranO was entirely satisfactory in this
number The chorus. Lead On. Lead
On. sung much better than the preceding
choruScS. closed part first.
But il was in part second that the con-
cert attained its sncceSS and rose into in
stant triumph. Miss Lucille Du Pre-, of the
Cincinnati college of music. introduced her
self 10 the audience in a MendelSsohn con
certO. played on the violin IN a manner that
awOke a degree of enthusiasm seldom seen
in a Springfield theater. Miss Du Pre- is
quite young and has a slight. girlsh figure
but She handles the violin with all the.
power and skill of a master. The abandon
AMI grace of her bowling first attracted at
tenti0n, and the extreme purity and correct
ness of her tone next excited almost won
der. The concerto played last evening i
one Of great technical difficulty, requiring
the mos: advanced skill. but it was p!ayed
eNqui>ltriy well. No viUiinst has ap-
peared in Springfield for years with whom
Miss Dupre. Her second number. Leon
ards ''Fantasie MIitare." brought ont
some admirable work in doublr-Stops. Miss
DuPre received little short of an ovation on
both numbers. but no encores" was the
rule 0t the evening. and She could only ac-
knowledge the enthusiasm by frequent
bows. Miss Duprr is a southern gir! by
birth and j. pupil of Schradch.
The piano solo of Miss Augustine liergpr,
of Cincinnati. was splendidiy executed and
showed her Ia be a real artist. Miss Brr-
ger will be remembered As having appeared
here during the >angrTteSt two years
ago. PLAYING the accOmpanmentS for Miss
AHna Vol. She i now member nf
the faculty of the Cincinnati College of
Music. and occupies a drStryedly advanced
position IN the musical circles of that highly /
musical city. The Joseify Bach ''Gavo,te'
for the left hand alone showed wonderful /.
mechanical skill. while the brilliant Tar /
rantelle. by Moskow>ki. served still .
further Ia bring out her powers. Mis-. .
Bergrrs technique i admirable. but h,r
artistic appreciation and reciprocity with
the composer i even more marked. Her
accompaniment for Miss Du Pre- by the
way. added not a little to the latter'> sue
cess. The chorIIse>. The Wood NymphS"
by Smart and The Wanderers Return"
by Abt. by the ladies OF the society, were
the most admirahly-sung choral numbers of
the evening and were received a. such.
The third and last part of the pro-
-raInme passed rapidly and excelenrly
The chOruseS went much better than the
earlier ones. and the society mustered up
closely resembling enthusiasm
Miss WoIfr's solo. From Mighty Kings He
'Tn.L- ~,..fl- H.'i.ipt,.l,Y
her duet with Mrs. Blackburn. ''Uh Lovely
Peace" was admirable. The familiar cho-
rus. see The Couguering Hero Comes"
was sung with a Just amount of spirit. and
Mr.. Will PutHam'~ second bass solo. The
Lord Worketh Wonders" was thoroughly
good. The h.St two choru>es of the work
were omitted.
\ word a. 10 the circumstances
under which the concert was given. is
only Justice The society went into
the work last night badly broken up
over the failure of the May festival,
and there was general feeling which
resemhled apathy. The new
deal under wiIjrh the pre!lm nary arrange
ment> We're made by the directors instead
IF directly IN view of the society itself. had
a tendency to inspire the members with
fear that things hadn't been attended To-"
I'm the face Of all these dIfliculti'>, il was
greatly to the credit of the snciety that the
concert should have been 80 good rs il was.
and it must ee recorded A. A success. II
it was indeed one, ard the
prphruS will make little much-urcdod
money. which will he plunged directly into
the wide gulf of the deficit caused by the
last concert.
Miss Mary Nelson's always eXreIlent
piano acCompanimentS were at their best
at night, but an oratOrio without Orches-
raj background * almost musical >acri-
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